This brave man is a scumbag

"give up."

On the roof of the castle, a barefoot girl slowly stepped on the air. She looked at Zhou Li beside her and said coldly, "The Hades Empire cannot get in touch with the outside world. space."

"Ugh."

Zhou Li sighed softly and put away the communicator in his hand.Looking at the brightly lit black city under the high platform, he pretended not to care and said to Futaba: "What do you want from me? Your Majesty the Emperor."

"You don't need to call me that."

Futaba jumped lightly and landed lightly beside Zhou Li, her long orange hair glowed with a faint golden halo under the light, "I'm just curious why you are a brave man."

"me?"

Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, then he shook his head with a wry smile, sighed and said, "You may not believe me, I don't know why I was chosen as the hero."

"yes."

The girl nodded noncommittally, and she sat on a chair beside her skirt, followed Zhou Li's line of sight to the pure black city, and asked, "Then do you hate this identity?"

"Brave?"

Zhou Li found that even though the emperor always had an indifferent expression on weekdays, for some reason, he always had an inexplicable affection for her, like an old friend who had known her for a long time.After a brief moment of contemplation, he shook his head and said flatly: "One is very annoying, because it's not my wish."

"They all envy your talent."

Futaba gently curled her toes as soft as white jade, and the majesty of the emperor faded from her lovely face. She stared at the black clock tower not far away, and said softly: "I can advance to Platinum in just a few months. , with six professional talents at the same time, they all think that you are the proud son of heaven."

"But I don't like it."

Zhou Li stretched out his hand. His right hand, which was clean on earth, was already covered with a thick layer of calluses. He looked at the rough and abrupt calluses, and said with emotion: "I have used these hands for 20 years. Time to pick up a pen and write, without any traces. But after becoming a brave man, in just three years, I can no longer see his original appearance."

Futaba didn't answer. The azure blue dress wrapped her somewhat thin body, but her tall figure was extraordinarily beautiful under the light.After a brief silence, she raised her hand, seeing that there were no traces, like the hands of a craftsman who devoted all her efforts, she said softly, "Then do you still want to save these people?"

"save?"

Zhou Li chewed this word over and over again. After a while, he smiled and said softly: "If you asked me three years ago, my answer would be that I would never save these people."

"When I first became a brave man, I hated this world and everyone I met. I thought they were a bunch of idiots, a bunch of ordinary people who only recognized money. The hotel owner I went to at the beginning, because I broke the washing A bed sheet scolded me for a long time. Then I bought a long sword from the boss who said it was mixed with mithril, but finally found that I was deceived by him, and the mithril was just coated."

As if thinking of that tragic time, Zhou Li was a little angry, but for some reason, he felt nostalgic, "At that time, I was thinking, I am obviously here to save them, but I am a brave man, and I would live here because I have no money. In the most inferior room. At that time, I had always planned that as long as I became stronger, I would not care about anyone, just find a mountain to be the king of the mountain, and the world will be destroyed and they will die together. Anyway, I don’t want to save them.”

"and after?"

Futaba stared into Zhou Li's eyes and asked softly, "What happened?"

"That inn was destroyed by a demon."

Zhou Li smiled, as if he was just talking about something irrelevant, "Everyone was killed by that demon, except me and my envoy."

Futaba was stunned, she looked at Zhou Li, obviously there was only a faint smile on his face, but she could feel the sadness in his heart.

"It was only later that I found out that the room my boss gave me was actually her dead son's room. She said it was a grocery store, but in fact she never let anyone else enter that room. I gave the boss The money I received was actually fake, I was cheated by the person who collected monster materials, the boss bought the long sword with his own money, and she seems to have been cheated too."

Shaking his head with a smile, Zhou Li gently pinched his palm with his nails, and continued calmly: "When they died, I was thinking, it would be great if I wasn't here, maybe they wouldn't have encountered this Demons, they can still open their own small shops and live well. But later, after I caught up with the demons and killed him, I began to feel lucky again."

Looking up at the darkened cave, Zhou Li's eyes lost the gloom before, "If I'm really not around, more people will die because of this demon, and there will be no one to help them avenge and kill them." Kill this demon."

"Later, I met many people, including a king, a businessman, and a very cute girl. They all made me gradually understand that this world is also an existence made up of countless unique and beautiful lives. I can save them, It's their luck, and it's my luck."

Thinking of the cute girl who always looked at me with a smile and asked me if I would have time to have dinner with her next training, a smile appeared on Zhou Li's face, "After that, I didn't hate the identity of the brave anymore, Or rather, I don’t hate living in this world anymore.”

"Is this the world..."

For some reason, after hearing Zhou Li's words, the girl named Futaba's eyes flickered dimly. She looked away and said softly to Zhou Li, "Thank you for communicating with me."

"I should thank you."

Zhou Li smiled, and said to her gratefully: "His Majesty the Emperor of Hades can listen to me rambling so much, I should be the one thanking you."

"No title required."

The girl shook her head and said with a serious face: "You are a brave man who is destined to save the world. You are at the same level as me, so you don't need to use any honorifics for me."

"Then what should I call you... you?"

In fact, Zhou Li himself was not used to it. After all, he used honorifics to Herinen because the other party was a gray-haired old man who was also the king of a country.And although the girl in front of her is also the king of a country, her extraordinary temperament and petite and cute face always make him play a little bit. It just so happens that the other party doesn't seem to like her honorific title.

"Just call me Futaba."

Futaba stretched out her hand, with slight hesitation in her golden eyes, "This... should be your handshake etiquette, right?"

"Yes."

Zhou Li nodded with a smile, stretched out his hand, and gently shook the fingertips of the other party, "This is the etiquette that represents equality and respect in other countries."

After the rooftop, Zhou Li and Futaba started to have more contacts.On the third day, Zhou Li began to dine with Futaba.Dining etiquette in the Hades Empire is simple, if not without etiquette.Besides Zhou Li and Futaba, there was only one brown-skinned girl named [Carrie] serving Zhou Li on the big dining table.When they were eating, they would often talk about the Kingdom of Hades, and they were not guarded against Zhou Li.

Sometimes, Zhou Li will also give some suggestions, after all, he has also learned this aspect of knowledge.And Futaba and Carrie would listen carefully and take down his suggestions without any perfunctory.

"Zhou Li, wait a minute..."

On the fourth day, when Zhou Li was delivering fruit to Futaba, the black mist knight behind Futaba began to help her master handle the documents, and Futaba left the long table and asked Zhou Li, "I remember you said However, your hometown has many stories.”

After a brief surprise, Zhou Li nodded. He had communicated with the girl in front of him, and he also knew how poor the culture of the other country was. Apart from believing in the Black Emperor, he didn't have any other literature and stories.Therefore, he quickly understood the other party's thoughts.

With a faint smile, Zhou Li looked at the girl in front of him who was hesitant to speak, cleared his throat and asked, "I don't know if I have the chance to tell His Majesty the emperor of the great Hades Empire something from me. What about the hometown story?"

Futaba was stunned for a moment, obviously, she didn't expect Zhou Li to guess her thoughts.But she is not a coy person, under Zhou Li's gaze, she nodded calmly, and replied calmly: "Okay, I want to hear it."

"That would be great."

Zhou Li put down the fruit plate with a smile, and happily said to the girl in front of him, "What do you want to hear?"

"do not know."

Futaba shook her head, and said in a daze, "I've never heard the story before."

After that, Zhou Li would tell Futaba and Carrie some stories every day.Sometimes, Futaba would be puzzled by the strange plots in those stories, such as why the heroine would run to her side desperately after falling in love with the heroine, and the heroine would become an enemy of the whole world for the heroine.During this period of time, Zhou Li keenly noticed that Futaba's heart was a little strangely pure, and even said that the other party might not understand what emotions are at all.

On the fifth day, Zhou Li and Futaba entered the empire called Hades together.It was also the first time he had a close contact with this black city.

Looking down from the castle, Zhou Li would always think that this is some kind of demon's lair. After all, everything here is pitch black, and the colors of the buildings are also black or dark.But when he entered this country, he was surprised to find that the citizens of this country had smiles that could not be ignored.

He and Futaba bought a lot of things in the store, including curry powder from the ground, some drinks with unique tastes, and a glove that can glow.Some were what Zhou Li wanted to buy, some were secretly put into the shopping cart by Carrie, but Futaba never took anything, she seemed to have no interest in entertainment or food at all, she just simply accompanied Zhou Li Same with Carrie going to play.

On the sixth day, Zhou Li bought a stone in the imperial store and mysteriously prevented people from entering his room.Carrie once wanted to see what Zhou Li was going to do out of curiosity, but she was smothered by the runes he had set up a long time ago, causing her to ignore Zhou Li for a whole day.

On the seventh day, Zhou Li and Carrie went to a cave. Carrie told Zhou Li that a creature named "Golden Crystal Fish" was found in the cave. The scales of this fish can be used to make ornaments. The two thoughtfully spent a whole day fishing in the underground river, and finally Futaba, who appeared at some unknown time, bought two from a fisherman not far away.

On the eighth day, Zhou Li and Futaba inspected an underground forest, and someone told her that there was a white spirit tiger attacking visitors in this forest.Surrounded by Zhou Li and Futaba, the resplendent white spirit tiger was hung on the gate of the castle the next day, preparing to return to the real world with Zhou Li two days later.

ninth day···

"Can you not go..."

Her skin was as smooth and clean as chocolate milk, and the white muslin skirt was especially beautiful on the girl's body.Carrie pursed her lips, looked at Zhou Li who was packing up her things in front of her, and asked softly, "Can I stay for a few more days?"

"I'm sorry Carrie, but my friend is still waiting for me."

Zhou Li put down the backpack in his hand, looked at Carrie, and said with a wry smile: "I have been missing for a long time, they will be very worried about me."

"But···"

Carrie opened her mouth. During the nine days of getting along, this tall girl who was taciturn at first began to feel happy and active because of Zhou Li.This man of her age can always amuse her and tell many interesting stories. His temper is also very gentle, and he smiles very nicely. brilliance.But all this is too short. Tomorrow, Zhou Li will leave here and return to the ground.

"Aren't I your friend then?"

Carrie lowered her head, a little lost.

"of course."

Zhou Li stepped forward, lightly poked Carrie's forehead, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will come back to see you. You and Futaba are both my friends, friends forever."

"Really?!"

The contact these few days made Zhou Li understand what a coquettish girl Carrie is. After listening to Zhou Li's words, Carrie's eyes suddenly turned into two crescents, she stretched out her fingers happily, Said to Zhou Li: "That's like in the story you told, Lagou swears, you will definitely come back."

"it is good."

Zhou Li smiled and swears with the other party, he knows that he will definitely come back here, he has already regarded the girl in front of him and Futaba as his best friends from the bottom of his heart.

tenth day···

tenth day.

Zhou Li suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, panting heavily.Elma, who was lying on the haystack not far away, seemed to sense something, and turned her head to look at Zhou Li beside her.

"what happened?"

Elma lowered her voice and asked softly, "Did you have a nightmare?"

"what···"

Zhou Li regained his composure, and after a while, he shook his head, "It's pretty much it."

"It's a... a dream that's about to turn into a nightmare."